Hospitals coping well with doctors' strike so far - NHS boss
Resident doctors in England – the new name for junior doctors – are taking part in their 15th walkout in a long-running pay dispute.
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"it looks like we're in as good a place as we could hope on day one."
— Sir Jim Mackey , Executive
"These strikes were entirely avoidable. If we keep treating doctors as an inconvenience rather than an asset, we will end up with an NHS that simply doesn’t have enough doctors."
— Dr Jack Fletcher , Academic
"People and patients are understandably fed up."
— Wes Streeting , Politician
"Labour has chosen the unions over patients."
— Kemi Badenoch , Politician
Key People
Chair of the BMA’s resident doctors committee.
Leader of the Conservative Party and Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden.
Chief executive of the NHS.
Wes Streeting is the UK Health Secretary known for his focus on improving safety for cosmetic procedures.
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Resident doctors in England – the new name for junior doctors – are taking part in their 15th walkout in a long-running pay dispute.
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